City of Issaquah v. ORA Talus 90, LLC et al

Filing 218

ORDER granting Parties' 217 Stipulated MOTION to Dismiss. Pursuant to the stipulated motion, it is so ordered. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (SB)

Case 2:18-cv-00910-RSM Document 218 Filed 06/16/22 Page 1 of 8

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HONORABLE RICARDO MARTINEZ

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE

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CITY OF ISSAQUAH, a municipal
corporation,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORA TALUS 90, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company; and RESMARK EQUITY
PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company,

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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO
DISMISS
NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR:
JUNE 15, 2022

Defendants.
ORA TALUS 90, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company; and RESMARK EQUITY
PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company,
Third-Party Plaintiffs,

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NO. 18-CV-00910 RSM

v.
TERRA TALUS LLC, a Washington limited
liability company; ELEMENT RESIDENTIAL
INC., a Washington corporation; JOSHUA
FREED, an individual; J.R. HAYES & SONS,
INC., a Washington corporation; TERRA
ASSOCIATES, INC., a Washington
corporation; TALUS MANAGEMENT
SERVICES LLC, a Washington limited
liability company; and TALUS 7&8, LLC, a
Washington limited liability company,

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Third-Party Defendants.
STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO DISMISS - 1

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CAIRNCROSS & HEMPELMANN, P.S.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
524 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98104-2323
office 206 587 0700 fax [phone]

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TALUS 7&8 INVESTMENT, LLC, a
Washington limited liability company; J.R.
HAYES & SONS, INC., a Washington
corporation,
Fourth-Party Plaintiffs,
v.
KULCHIN FOUNDATION DRILLING
COMPANY, a Washington corporation, and
BIG MOUNTAIN ENTERPRISE LLC, a
Washington limited liability company,
Fourth-Party Defendants.

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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS AND
CROSSCLAIMS

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I.

RELIEF REQUESTED

The Parties, by and through their respective counsel, respectfully notify the Court that the
Parties reached a settlement of all claims for relief and affirmative defenses in the above-captioned
case. The Parties hereby stipulate and agree that all such claims and defenses shall be dismissed
with prejudice and without attorneys’ fees or costs to any party.
IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.
DATED this 15th day of June, 2022.
CAIRNCROSS & HEMPELMANN, P.S.

KEATING, BUCKLIN & MCCORMACK,
INC., P.S.

By: s/Patricia A. Laughman
Terence J. Scanlan, WSBA #19498
Patricia A. Laughman, WSBA #46716
524 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98104-2323
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-447-1973
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

By: s/Michael C. Walter
Michael C. Walter, WSBA #15044
Jeremy W. Culumber, WSBA #35423
801 Second Avenue, Suite 1210
Seattle, WA 98104
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for the City of Issaquah

Attorneys for the City of Issaquah
STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO
DISMISS - 2
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CAIRNCROSS & HEMPELMANN, P.S.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
524 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98104-2323
office 206 587 0700 fax [phone]

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BROWN WHITE & OSBORN LLP

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HARRIGAN LEYH FARMER &
THOMSEN LLP

By: s/Cynthia M. Cohen
By: s/Tyler L. Farmer
Cynthia M. Cohen, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Arthur W. Harrigan, WSBA #1751
Tyler L. Farmer, WSBA #39912
333 S. Hope Street, Suite 4000
Los Angeles, CA 90071
999 Third Avenue, Suite 4400
Seattle, WA 98104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 213-613-0550
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for ORA Talus 90, LLC and
Resmark Equity Partners, LLC
Attorneys for ORA Talus 90, LLC and Resmark
Equity Partners, LLC
FOSTER GARVEY PC

STOEL RIVES LLP

By: s/Jack P. Zahner
Jack P. Zahner, WSBA #24505
Devra R. Cohen, WSBA #49952
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

By: s/Patrick Mullaney
Patrick Mullaney, WSBA #21982
600 University Street, Suite 3600
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-386-7500
Email: [e-mail]

Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc, Talus 7
& 8, LLC, and Talus Management Services
LLC

Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc, Talus 7
& 8, LLC, and Talus Management Services
LLC

PREG O’DONNELL & GILLETT PLLC
By: s/John K. Butler
John K. Butler, WSBA #28528
Stephanie Ballard, WSBA #49268
901 5th Avenue, Suite 3400
Seattle WA 98164
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc.

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STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO
DISMISS - 3
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CAIRNCROSS & HEMPELMANN, P.S.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
524 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98104-2323
office 206 587 0700 fax [phone]

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WILLIAMS, KASTNER & GIBBS PLLC

CLEMENT & DROTZ, PLLC

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By: s/Erin J. Varriano
Erin J. Varriano, WSBA #40572
Christine J. Lee, WSBA #43232
601 Union Street, Suite 4100
Seattle, WA 98101-2380
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-628-6611
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

By: s/W. Scott Clement
W. Scott Clement, WSBA #16243
100 W. Harrison Street, Suite N350
Seattle, WA 98119
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-448-2235
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Joshua Freed

Attorneys for Element Residential Inc., Terra
Talus, LLC and Joshua Freed
FORSBERG & UMLAUF, P.S.

WILSON SMITH COCHRAN DICKERSON

By: s/A. Grant Lingg
A. Grant Lingg, WSBA #24227
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98164
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-689-8501
Email: [e-mail]

By: s/Whitney L.C. Smith
Whitney L.C. Smith, WSBA #21159
Brian Buron, WSBA #27206
1000 2nd Ave., Suite 2050
Seattle, WA 98104-3629
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-623-9273
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

Attorneys for Terra Associates, Inc.

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Attorneys Terra Talus, LLC

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STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO
DISMISS - 4
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CAIRNCROSS & HEMPELMANN, P.S.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
524 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98104-2323
office 206 587 0700 fax [phone]

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ORDER

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PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATED MOTION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 16th day of June, 2022.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Presented by:
CAIRNCROSS & HEMPELMANN, P.S.

KEATING, BUCKLIN & MCCORMACK,
INC., P.S.

By: s/Patricia A. Laughman
Terence J. Scanlan, WSBA #19498
Patricia A. Laughman, WSBA #46716
524 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98104-2323
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-447-1973
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

By: s/Michael C. Walter
Michael C. Walter, WSBA #15044
Jeremy W. Culumber, WSBA #35423
801 Second Avenue, Suite 1210
Seattle, WA 98104
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for the City of Issaquah

Attorneys for the City of Issaquah

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BROWN WHITE & OSBORN LLP

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By: s/Cynthia M. Cohen
Cynthia M. Cohen, Admitted Pro Hac Vice By: s/Tyler L. Farmer
333 S. Hope Street, Suite 4000
Arthur W. Harrigan, WSBA #1751
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Tyler L. Farmer, WSBA #39912
Telephone: [phone]
999 Third Avenue, Suite 4400
Facsimile: 213-613-0550
Seattle, WA 98104
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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HARRIGAN LEYH FARMER &
THOMSEN LLP

STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO
DISMISS - 5
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CAIRNCROSS & HEMPELMANN, P.S.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
524 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98104-2323
office 206 587 0700 fax [phone]

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Attorneys for ORA Talus 90, LLC and
Resmark Equity Partners, LLC

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FOSTER GARVEY PC

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By: s/Jack P. Zahner
Jack P. Zahner, WSBA #24505
Devra R. Cohen, WSBA #49952
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc, Talus 7
& 8, LLC, and Talus Management Services
LLC

Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for ORA Talus 90, LLC and Resmark
Equity Partners, LLC
STOEL RIVES LLP
By: s/Patrick Mullaney
Patrick Mullaney, WSBA #21982
600 University Street, Suite 3600
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-386-7500
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc, Talus 7
& 8, LLC, and Talus Management Services
LLC

PREG O’DONNELL & GILLETT PLLC

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By: s/John K. Butler
John K. Butler, WSBA #28528
Stephanie Ballard, WSBA #49268
901 5th Avenue, Suite 3400
Seattle WA 98164
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc.

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WILLIAMS, KASTNER & GIBBS PLLC

CLEMENT & DROTZ, PLLC

By: s/Erin J. Varriano
Erin J. Varriano, WSBA #40572
Christine J. Lee, WSBA #43232
601 Union Street, Suite 4100
Seattle, WA 98101-2380
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-628-6611
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

By: s/W. Scott Clement
W. Scott Clement, WSBA #16243
100 W. Harrison Street, Suite N350
Seattle, WA 98119
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-448-2235
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Joshua Freed

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STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO
DISMISS - 6
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CAIRNCROSS & HEMPELMANN, P.S.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
524 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98104-2323
office 206 587 0700 fax [phone]

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Attorneys for Element Residential Inc., Terra
Talus, LLC and Joshua Freed

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FORSBERG & UMLAUF, P.S.

WILSON SMITH COCHRAN DICKERSON

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By: s/A. Grant Lingg
A. Grant Lingg, WSBA #24227
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98164
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-689-8501
Email: [e-mail]

By: s/Whitney L.C. Smith
Whitney L.C. Smith, WSBA #21159
Brian Buron, WSBA #27206
1000 2nd Ave., Suite 2050
Seattle, WA 98104-3629
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-623-9273
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Terra Associates, Inc.

Attorneys Terra Talus, LLC

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STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO
DISMISS - 7
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CAIRNCROSS & HEMPELMANN, P.S.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
524 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98104-2323
office 206 587 0700 fax [phone]

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CAIRNCROSS & HEMPELMANN, P.S.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
524 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98104-2323
office 206 587 0700 fax [phone]